HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-2027 Preliminary Budget and Budget Development Workshops, as follows: a) Receive and file information about the FY 2026-2027 Preliminary Budget; b) Confirm recommended uses of funds to be included in the County Executive Office’s Recommended Budget; c) Provide direction, if any, regarding other items to be addressed or included in the County Executive Office’s Recommended Budget, scheduled for release in May and Board adoption scheduled for June 16, 2026 and June 18, 2026; d) Provide direction, if any, regarding Special Issues or other items; and e) Determine pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines 15378(b)(4) that the above actions are not a project subject to CEQA review, because it is a government fiscal activity that does not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment. COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY

Committee

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Introduced

April 8, 2026

On agenda

April 13, 2026

Passed

April 17, 2026

Where it was heard

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Apr 17, 2026 Acted on as follows: Pass BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Apr 15, 2026 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Apr 13, 2026

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